Politics & Government

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's largest city has picked a new mayor, but the state's capital will have to wait until next month to see who'll succeed its convicted former mayor. In Newark, former city councilman Ras Baraka declared victory ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Essex County sheriff's officer has been sentenced in an extortion case. Fifty-year-old John Balsamo of West Long Branch received a 15-month sentence Tuesday. He had pleaded guilty to using ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former New Jersey Transit supervisor has admitted she agreed to accept an $8,000 bribe and power washing services in connection with a snow removal contract. Donna Schiereck pleaded guilty Tuesday and ...

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Manchester Township has fired the township administrator after she was arrested on charges of buying drugs in a township-owned vehicle. Elena Zsoldos was suspended without pay on April 29, one day after the ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Officials say 25,000 New Jersey residents are caught in a backlog after more than 140,000 successfully applied for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Another 7,000 residents are still waiting for ID cards. Human Services ...